Victoria French

I work with Node, React, React Native, KOA, and all things Javascript. My focus is on front-end, mobile, and user experience design. My background came from C# MVC plus many other paths over the last 20 something years. You may recognize my name from my previous speaking arrangements with Microsoft or from Larry Roof's books (WROX). I was awarded the "Best of Miercomm" award for my design and implementation of NEC's unified communication client, and all those loyalty kiosks in GameStop stores were designed and written by me :)
You can find me hanging out on my open source projects: Defunctr, and ThunderFlurry. I am also a contributing member to Keystone, React Native, and a few others.

Was a Microsoft beta tester for the original "Project Cool". Developed everything from api's, websites, to applications over the years. I have made my focus on Node for the past few years and am no longer up on the new cool thing in the language.

I contribute to the open-source Keystone CMS project written in Node and Express. I also am the owner of two other open source projects, ThunderFlurry, and Defunctr which make use of node for either DevOps or as a koa web server. I prefer koa over express.

I have been working on responsive design since the campaign began. Like others, I have switched modes to mobile first, however, I am able to work desktop first as well due to my previous experiences. I just don't recommend it.

I use bootstrap for my clients that don't have the manpower to maintain their own base styleset. I have years of experience with the library and can help on anything related to this... including how to get it working in requirejs.

While I currently focus on React, KO was my go-to MV* framework for years. I have built some extremely complicated binding systems and extensions over the years. There is nothing I don't know about KO.

Certified Scrum Master. I use agile based project management daily. Depending on the project, I may choose Scrum, or I may choose Lean. If you need help in areas related to agile... such as "how does UX fit in", I can help.

I have done quite a bit of post-production work. My company primarily works in the entertainment industry. I can help with encoding, licensing, and even special effects. I have more skills than the tag system is aware of here. Though this is a rare skill on a tech site, motion graphics and online video are becoming more common.

Have been working extensively with Firebase on a few projects. Primarily working with the firebase web api in a react environment. I am able to help with the api relating to queries, snapshots, priorities, and other related things. Architecture of data vs using a relational database is also something I am good with. I am in the process of getting my Google Firebase Expert certification.

I had to do an interview with a project manager. She was extremely helpful and you could tell she was happy to do it.

Garrett

May 5, 2016

Extremely accommodating, patient, and experienced. Bent over backwards to help me solve through unrelated issues. Will schedule to work with again.

Josh

May 1, 2016

Always a great experience

Phill

Apr 3, 2016

Very helpful in solving complicated technical problem

Sam

Apr 3, 2016

I was delighted that Victoria picked up, problem solved with style.

Phill

Apr 2, 2016

Worked through a very confusing issue with patience and persistence. Very clear in her descriptions and an excellent communicator of what she's doing and why she's doing it.

Greg

Apr 1, 2016

My session with Elizabeth was great. I was banging my head against the wall for multiple hours on an issue, and she got me through the most difficult part. You can tell she genuinely loves to teach and has a lot of experience to draw from. Looking forward to a repeat session soon.

Bianca

Apr 1, 2016

Victoria went way beyond her call of duty to help me resolve my issues and she was awesome throughout the entire process. She saved me days of frustration and wasted time! I'd recommend her to anyone looking for help in coding and performance tuning. Will definitely contact her again if I run into issues.

Hussein

Apr 1, 2016

I was having some issues upgrading to the latest version of nodeJs and Victoria was over the top generous with her time and extra knowledge. She was very patient and understanding plus explained to me why things were not working and why they were being fixed and how. She's really knowledgeable and I can tell she takes pride in not only helping but leaving you feeling confident about what you just had to solve. Thank you!

Alex

Mar 31, 2016

Mentor was very helpful! he took her time with the problem I was having and we came up with a solution together. She made sure I understood everything that was happening. I would recommend her to everyone and I will definitely use her in the future.